Newspaper-vending machine.



C.A.DAWES.` NEWSPAPERA VENDING MACHINE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 9,1910.

`Application led October 27, 1909i Serial No. 524,775.

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. Dawes, a citizen of the United States, and resident, of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Newspaper- Vending Machines, of which the followin is a ,specificationl containing a full, clear, an exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof. i

My invention relates to improvements in newspaper vending machines, the object of my invention being to construct a vending machine which will occupy a minimum of space by reason of the positioning of the inclined bottom from which the papers are delivered td an accessible point without the employment of asecondaryreceiving compartment.

A further object of my invention is to construct a newspaper vending machine having an inclined bottom supporting the papers to be vended and to provide the devices for engaging and retaining the papers on the inclined bottom, which devices are automatically tripped when a coin is inserted in the coin-controlling apparatus and upon the movement of the operating lever.l

. This invention relates particularly to the delivery mechanism-in apnewspaper vending machine. l

For the purposes before stated, my invention consists incertain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in the claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a perspective of the complete vending machine; Fig. 2 is a vertical, section of the complete machine taken on a vertical line through the transverse center of the machine, a portion of the side wallsof the coin chute being broken'away; Fig. 34 is a sectional front elevation of thecomplete machine takenfapproximately on the line.

3--3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 isa vertical sectional elevation taken on the line 4.--4 `of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a detail plan of the means fortripping the devices which engage and retain the newspapersv upon the inclinedbottom; Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional plan taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 4; Fig. 7 is a detail elevation of a section of the strip which engages the pitmen for holding the newspaperengaging devices; Fig. 8 is a sectional plan Aof the strip shown in Fig. 7 together with a cured thereto.

are in a tripped position showin the arrangement of the inclined face whlch moves said pitmen; Fig. 9 is a sectional elevation of the machine with-the paper-engaging devices removed, taken on a line immediately inside the right hand wall; Fig. 10, is a vertical sectional elevation l taken approximately on the line 10-10 of Fig. 2; Fig. 11 is an enlarged detail sectional plan of a portion of the coin-carryin disk showing the" number of the pitmen, a portion of which be operated by eitherone cent, five cents or a single coin of the value of five cents; Fig. 14 is a view similar to Fig. 13, the chute and receptacle being omitted `and the coin-engaging devices in a position to act upon two cents'or five cents or a single coin of the value of five cents; Fig. 15 is an elevation of the coin disk and chute, the chute and a single series of the coin pockets being' in section, the disk being ,in a position partly rotated and showing the coin-engaging device in engagement with a coin of the value of live cents; and, Fig. 16 is an elevation of the coin diskpartly in section showing a coinengaging device in position to engage the uppermost one of ve cents.

Referring by numerals to the` accompanying drawings: 1 designates the rear wall of the inclosure for the vending apparatusv which is substantially rectangular.

2 2 designate the side walls of the inclosure for the vending apparatus, the forward margins of which presenting inclined faces on different planes.

3 designates the'top or cover for the inclosure, the side and rear margins of which are preferabl turned to overlie the upper margins of t ej' wall 1 and the upper 1nclined margins of the side walls 2 and se- The lowermost margin of the cover 3 is turned outwardly forming a flange 4 having an integral enlarged portlon 5 provided with a perforation.

A .pintle 6 is supported betweenthe slde v thereof and adjacent their bottom margins,

vof the incline and a door 7 is pivotally carried by said pintle, the door bem ,provided with a iange 8 of substantially t e Same contour as'the flange 4 of the cover 3.

The lowermost margins of the walls 1 and 2-2 are crimped and embrace a reinforcing wire 9, the wire 9, at the forward margin of the inclosure, is arranged to support the lowermost forward margin of the inclined bottom 10 and the u permost margin of the bottom 10 is secure to the rear wall -1.

Pivotally mounted upon the door 7 is a plate 11 extending the full width of the margin between the walls 2, its lowermost margin arran ed to engage the upper face bottom 10.

A detachable auxiliary or false bottom 12, having a down-turned portion 13 at its forward end terminating 1n a iange 14 which parallels and rests upon the bottom 10, is placed within the margin with its rear margin 15 resting against the rear wall 1. The

orward margin of the flange 14 is provided withnotches .16 which enga e the studs 17 projecting from the upper ace of the bottom 10 'to prevent movement of the bottom 12 relative to the bottom 10. A11 opening 18 is formed in the auxiliary bottom 12 `extending from the forward down-turned portion 13 and throughout the length of the auxiliary bottom, which space is provided to accommodate the newspaper-retaining devices. The vright hand margin 19' of the' auxiliarybottom 12 is turned upwardly forming a flange, which flange 'is provided to retain the newspa ers within the lnclosure against the left han wall of the machine for the purpose of holding them away from the coin actuating mechanism. The function of the auxiliary or false bottom 12 is to hold or support the' papers above the series .of lpitmen which operate the releasing devices. Secured to the bottom 10 is a cleat 20 car-i \rying a series of vertically disposed perforated ears 21, each of which ears isnotched at 22 in the left hand margin thereof and adjacent the cleat 20. Pivotally secured to each perforated ear 21 is a newspaper-engaging device 23, which is preferably struck from a single piece 'of sheet metal, having an integral projection 24 arranged to seat in one of the notches 22 when the engaging device` is extended upwardly in engaging position. The engaging devices, when in engaging positions, present a substantially triangular-sha ed portion projecting in a plane above t e auxiliary bottom `12 and when the engaging devices are .in non-engaging ositions their entire body is in a plane be ow the auxiliary bottom 12, so that as the engaging devices are tripped into non- Aengaging engaging evice 1s free to move downwardly ositions the-paper held by the over the auxiliary bottom. Pivotally se-` cured to each engaging device is a pitman 25, the forward free end of each pitman being bent and folded backwardly over the body of the pitman and terminating in a projection 26 extending above the upper margin of the pitman, which projection and the entire doubled end of the pitman is bent at an angle relative to the itman proper.

An L-shaped angle p ate 27 is secured to the bottom 10 adjacent the ends of the pitmen 25 and is provided with a series of openings 28 corresponding in number` to the number of pitmen, the side margins of which 'openings are preferably beveled to approximate the angle of the bent ends of the pit men 25. The width of said openings being sulieient to permit lateral movements of the pitmen and each opening is provided with a shoulder 29y arranged to engage the terminal margin 30 of each pitman. The pitmen, when arranged or, positioned. with said terminal ends 30 engaging the shoulders 429, hold the newspaper-engaging devices upwardly in a position to enga e and retain the newspapers up on the auxiliary bottom 12. The projections 24, on the engaging devices seatin in the notches 22, together with the termina end 30 of each pitman engaging with the shoulder 29 prevent a longitudinal movement of the pitmen.

A bearing plate 31 is secured to the bottom 10, adjacent the right hand wall of the inclosure, and a second bearing plate 32 is secured to the rear wall 1 of the inclosure, and, carried by the bearing plates 31 and 32, parallel with the ratchet bar 33, is a movable ratchet bar 34, the notches in each bar being normally opposite each other. Arranged to slide upon the bars 33 and 34 is a pawl carrier 35, and pivotally carried upon the carrier is a pair of pawls 36 and 37, the outer ends of which are normally held outwardly to engage the notches in the bars 33 and 34 by the spring 38. Projecting downwardly from the lower face of the pawl carrier 35 is an integral portion having an inclined face 39 which is arranged on an angle approximately forty five degrees relative to the bars 33 and 34, the function of which inclined facewill be hereinafter more fully described.

The lowermost end of the movable ratchet bar 34, outside of and below the bearing plate 31, is provided with an integral extension 40 to which is secured the outer free .end of an actuating lever 41 which is arranged to be operated by coin actuating mechanism, each operation of which reciprocates the bar 34, and, by reason of the engagement of the pawl 36 with the bar 34, the pawl carrier together with the inclined face is moved upwardly, the inclined face engaging the up-turned portion 26 of one of the pitmen and freeing the terminal margin 30 of said pitman from the shoulder 29 of chine inclosure, is a bearing plate 42 and secured to said plate `is a bearing plate 43 which projects outwardly and upwardly parallel with the plate 42. Each of the plates 42 and 43 being providedwithan opening, there being a coinciding 'penln through the wall-to which they are attache Mounted for oscillation in the openings in the bearing plates 42 andV 43, is a shaft 44,.

and secured to said shaft is a crank arm 45 provided with a handle 46. vLoosely mounted upon'the shaft 44 is a disk 47 having a cylindrical hub section 48 and an integral squared section 49. Embracing the squared section 49 of the disk is a washer 50 between which and the cylindrical hub section, is a pair of arms 51. The lower ends of the arms 51 are pivotally" secured to a strap 52 whlch `is secured to the bearing plate 42, the rear end of the strap being bent downwardly and perforated, the uppermost or free ends of the arms 52 are bent outwardly relativemto eachv other 'and are perforated. Carried by the perforated ends is a contractile coil'spring 53 arranged to normally hold the arms 51" against the faces of the squared section 49.`

Projectin from the rear face of the disk `47 is a num er of studs 54 arranged for en# gagement, when the disk is rotated, with anv integral flange carried by the tilting lever 55, which lever is pivotally mounted upon the stub 56 secured to the inner face of the right hand wall 2. The end of the lever 55, op-

posed to the end engaged by the studs 54, is provided with a perforation through which 1s insertedl the end of a contractile coil spring 57, the op osite end of the spring engaging inthe per oration in the downwardly-turned end of the strap 52.. Secured to the lever 55, adjacent the point enga ed by the spring 57,

is the up-turned end o the lever 41 which actuatesthe delivery mechanism.- y.

Secured to the outerl face of the -disk 47 and embracing the shaft 44 is a disk 58 having four radially disposed notches 59 `in its periphery, and arranged upon the inner face of the disk 47 are four series of radially disposed pockets 60, which are preferably ormed by securing to the disk 47 a seriesof blocks 61 which are spanned or connected by the plates 62, the outermost .pair` of eachl ongitudinally, thus movin the corre-` "sponding newspaper-engaging `ing of Series of blocks being spaced a arta greater distance than the remaining b ocks and the corresponding plates 62 of the pockets 60 beeater length than the Vremaining platest us providing for the reception of a single coin fof the value of ve cents which `coin is held between the blocks of the outer-y most pocket and is prevented from moving downwardly throughthe remaining pockets by reason Aof their being narrower than the diametrical dimension of the value of five cents. y 1

Carried by the cover 3 is a plate 63 provided with a slot, and, communicating with said slot and supported bythe brackets 64 is coin of the a coin chute 65, which coin chute is arranged atjsuch angle, relative to the cover 3, as to `lbring its discharging end immediately over t the outermost pocket 60 when said pocket is in its normalinitial position,the arrange-A ment of said pockets being disposed in such t i positions relative to the squared faces of the f section -49 of the disk 47 that the arms 51 will hold the ockets on the disk 47 .so as to hold said poc ets in a position `relative to said chute to receive coins which are inserted in the slot.

j Non-rotatably secured to the shaft 44, be-

tween the bearing 43 and disk 58, is a perforated block, and formed integral with the '95 outer end of said block and at right angles thereto is an arm 66 which is provided with a number of squared apertures 67. Carried by the arm 66 is an angle plate 68, and, secured to the arm 66, adjacent its outer end, is an L-shaped angle plate 69 having aireduced portion which extends through the outermost aperture 67 in the arm 66,

Awhich reduced end is provided with a beveled face 70. .This extension of the angle plate 69 is arranged at such position on the arm 66 that its beveled end will be adjacent the disk 47 so that the extension will move in an arc between the outermost and fourth pocket from the center of the disk so that the point of the extension, when the arm is moved, will enga e the 'periphery of a coin of the value of ve cents which is carried by the outermost and fourth- ,pockets `from the center of the disk, and the beveled face is provided to permit a backward movement of the extension over'a coin. I

71 designates adjustable coin-engaging de- .vices, and,'as shown in Fig. 12 of the drawing,`suchfdevices are of the .same general l construction as the angle plates `69 except at its free end against the angle p ate 68.

This adjustable coin-engaging device is duplicated as deslred to provide means wherel by a single machine may be set to vend papers for one cent., two cents,.three cents,

' 'j four cents, five cents or a single coin of the value of ve cents, it being understood that the outermost coin-engaging devlce 1s always in position to engage with either five pennies or a single coin of the value of five cents.

To limit the movement of the crank arm 45, stops 77 are secured against the ,outer face of the right hand wall 2 in such relative positions to permit a movement of the crank arm equivalent to one quarter of a revolution. .To normally hold the crank arm and rotating parts in their initial position, that is in a position wherein the pockets 60 are in such relation to the coin chute as to receive a coin, a lever 78 is secured to and embraces the inner end of the shaft 44. A strap 79 is 'secured to the inner face of the bearing plate 43 and a contractile coil spring S0 connects the outer end of the lever 78 with the outer end of the strap 79, the normal tendency of which spring is to draw the lever 7.8 in such position as to normally retain the operating crank arm against the rearmost stub 77.

A glazed opening 81 is formed in the cover 3 through which the operating parts of the vending apparatus may be viewed without unlocking or opening the machine inclosure.

To lock the hinged door 7 ,a pad lock 82- is employed and the bolt of the lock is ins'eied through the openings in theflanges 8 an 4.

To provide means whereby the machine may be secured to a building orthe like, I have provided the apertures 83 in the rear wall 1 adjacent its top through which screws, nails or the like, may be driven into the building to suspend the machine therefrom. However, the machine may be supported on any suitable base.

In the practical operation of the machine, assuming that the coin-engaging devices are set to vend a paper, the sale price of which is one cent. the end of the lowermost adjustable coin-engaging device 71 is brought to a position adjacent the disk 47, the remaining adjustable coin-engagin devices heilig in positions so that they wi l not engage with coins carried. in the pockets on the disk 47. A coin is then inserted through:

the slot and after the coin has been released manually it will slide, by gravity, through the chute 65 through each of the pockets 60 adjacent the chute and will rest in one of the notches 59 and be engaged by the locks,

and plate of the -first pocket and be held thereln. The handle 46 is then gras ed and a movement forwardly is imparte to the crank arm 45, which movement imparts a rotary movement to the shaft 44, which movement of the shaft' 44 imparts a rotary movement to the arm 66, then, byfreason of the end of the coin-engaging device engaging with. the coin the entire' disk is rotated approximately one fourth of a revolut-ion. As the disk 47 is rotated the studs 54 on the rear face thereof engage with the integral liange carried by the lever 55 and impart a rocking movement to said lever as illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 9. The movement of the lever 5 5 imparts a reciprocating movement to the lowermost end of the actuating lever 41, which movement of ythe actuating lever 4 1, by reason of the connection between the actuating lever and the ratchet bar 34, and by reason of the pawl 36 engaging with the ratchet bar 34, the pawl carrier 35 is moved upwardly a distance equal to the' spacing apart of the notches in the bars 33 and 34. Such a movement of the pawl carrier brings the inclined face 39 into a position engaging the portion 26 of one of the pitmen 25. The pitman is thus freed from the shoulder 29 of the angle plate 27 and will be free to move through the opening 28. The action of the inclined face 39 not onl releases the pitman from the shoulder 29 ut forces the pitman to move longitudinally, which longitudinal movement of the pitman, by reason of its pivotal connection with the paper-engaging device tilts the paper-engaging devlce and places it in a positlon in a plane below the auxiliary bottom 12, which movement of the paper-engaging' device frees a single paper and ermits 1t to slide, by gravity, down an inc med bottom 12 and in its travel enga es with the protectin plate 11 causing t e plate to move -towar the 'door 7 andvpermitting the paper lto travel to the horizontal forward portion of the bottom 10, where it is accessible to the customer through the opening formed between the bottom of the door 7 and said horizontal forward portion of the bottom 10 which opening extends the full 'width o the machine or a width suicie'nt to remove la newsfpaper therethrough. Assuming that or the like for the purpose of unlawfullyy removing a newspaper from the machine without the insertlon of a proper com.

"The flmction of the arms 51 being to provide means whereby the pockets 60 are brought't'o` aline wit the coinchute. This alining is brought about by theipositioning or alining ofthe pockets 60 in such relation to the faces of the squared section49 of the disk 47.v l l f l. In a news a rvendinmachine aninclosure comprlsmg a rear'wall, side walls secured thereto, an lnchned cover, an 1nclmed hinged forward wall, an 1ncl1ned bottom an inclined auxiliary bottom supported ried by the hinged door with its free end resting against the bottom proper, there be- 'ing an opening formed betweenthe lower margins ofthe hinged door andthe bottom ofthe inclosure. V

3. In a newspaper vending machine, an inclined bottom, an inclined auxiliary bottom spaced apart from the inclined bottom,

newspaper-engagin devices supported on said first mentione bottom and normally projecting above the auxiliary bottom, there being an opening formed through the auxiliary bottom through which the newspaper-v engaging devices operate, and means for successively shifting the engaging devices to occupy positions Wholly below the auxiliary bottom. v

4. In a newspaper vending machine, an inclosure, an incllned bottom therefor, an auxiliary inclined bottom supported in a plane above and parallel with the bottom proper, there being an opening formed through the auxiliary bottom, the right hand margin of which auxiliary bottom is turned upwardly forming a flange, newspaper-engaging devices pivotally supported on the bottom proper, which devices operate through the opening in the auxiliary bottom, pitmen pivotally connected with the newspaperfengaging evices and means for moving said pitmen.

5. In a newspaper vending machine, an inclosure, an inchned bottom therefor, an auxiliary slotted bottom supported in the inclosure in a plane some considerable distance above the bottom proper, newspaper engaging devices pivotally supported on the bottom proper, which engaging devices,l

when in an operativelposition, project above the auxiliary bottom and when in an inoperative position occupy a plane -below the auxiliary bottom, and means for shifting the engaging devices from one position other.

6.. In a newspaper vending machine, an

inclosure, an inclined bottom therefor, aremovable auxihary bottom within the inclosure supported in a plane some consider-A able distance above the bottom proper, the

right hand margin of which auxiliary bot-v tom is turned upwardly forming apflane,

therebeing an opening formed longitu ito an.

nally through the major portion of the auxiliary bottom, newspaper-engaging devices pivotall' supported on the bottom proper, which evices, when in an operative position project in a planeabove the auxiliaryv bottom and when in an inoperative position occupy a plane below the auxiliary bottom and means for shifting thepositions of the 'newspaper-engaging devices.

7. In 'a newspaper vending machine, an inclosure, an inclined bottom therefor, an auxiliary bottom occupying a plane Ysome considerable distance above the bottom proper, newspaper-engaging devices pivotally supported on the bottom proper, which devices, when in an operative position project above the auxiliary bottom and whenin an inoperative position .occupy a plane below the auxiliary" bottom, a pitman pivotally secured to each newspaper-engagin device, means for engaging the pitmen to old them in positions ,to lock'the newspaper-en gaging devices in an operative position, means for releasing the pitmen from the locking means. and a lever for actuating the pitmen-releasing means.

8.A In a newspaper `vending machine, an

inclosure, an inclined bottom therefor, an auxiliary slotted 'bottom positioned in the inclosure in a plane above the bottom proper and arranged to support newspapers thereon, newspaper-engaging devices pivotally supported on the bottom proper, a portion of each of which projects above the auxiliar bottom to retain newspapers upon .the aux' 4iary bottom, means for successively shifting the engaging devices, to inoperative positions occupymg planes below the auxiliary bottom, thus permitting the papers to be free to move by gravity down the auxiliary bottomv to an accessible point. y v

9. In a newspaper vending machine, an inclosure, an inclined bottom therefor, an auxiliary slotted bottom within the inclosure in a plane above the bottom proper, newspaper-engaging devices pivotally sup orted on the bottom proper, pltmen pivota ly secured to the engaging devices, means for holding the pitmen against longitudinal movement when the engaging devices are in operative positions, a fixed ratchet bar, a movable ratchet bar, a pawl carrier slidably mounted on said ratchet bars, means carried by. he pawl carrier for engagement with ing devices, an angle plate secured to the bottom proper having apertures throu h which the pitmen are extended, a shoul er formed in each aperture for engagement with portions of the pitmen to prevent longitudinal movement of the pitmen when the engaging devices are in operative positions, a xed ratchet bar, a movable ratchet bar, a .pawl carrier slidably mounted on the ratchet bars, a downwardly projecting portion having' an inclined face carried by the pawl carrier, a lever for actuating the movable ratchet bar, whereby, when the movable ratchet bar is moved the pawl carrier will move upon the ratchet bars and the inclined face carried thereby will engage the pitmanv and move it in a position to bring the newspaper-engaging device to a position beneath the auxiliary bottom, thereby releasing a newspaper held by said engaging device and permit it to slide, by gravity, over the in-y clined auxiliary bottom Ato an accessible polnt.

11. In a newspaper vending machine, the combination of an inclined bottom, with a series of independently o erable newspaperengaging devices pivota ly supported beneath said bottom, a portion of each of which engaging devices occupies a position -inva plane above the bottom and means for shifting the engaging devices to occupy planes wholly below the bottom.

12. In a vending machine, the combination with an inclined bottom arranged to support articles to be vended, a series of independently operable yarticle-engaging devices pivotally secured beneath said bottom, means for holding the article-engaging devices in positions wherein a portion of each of which extends above-said bottom, means for locking the engaging devices in such elevated posltions and means for successively operating the devices to occupy positions wholly below said bottom.

VIn testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' CHARLES A. DAWES Witnesses: l

E. E. LONGAN, E. L. WALLACE. 

